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People news: Destiny USA hires Francisco as assistant marketing director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA announced it has hired Brianna Francisco as its new assistant marketing director. Francisco will be responsible for the management of

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Carrier Dome box office will relocate its ticket-sales operation to the Ensley Athletic Center beginning this Monday. It’ll remain in this

Oneida Nation hires first director of sports book operations, seeks to fill 60 more positions
VERONA, N.Y. —The Oneida Indian Nation announced Monday it has named Justin Arnett its first director of sports book operations. Arnett, a Las Vegas sports

Downtown Farmers Market returns to Syracuse for new season
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Farmers Market opened for its 47th season in Syracuse’s Clinton Square on Tuesday. The seasonal, weekly event is available “rain

Oneida Indian Nation begins big upgrade project at Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation has started work on what it calls “an extensive upgrade project” at the Yellow Brick Road Casino in

McDonald’s to hire 350 people in Onondaga County this summer, including 130 in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — McDonald’s USA and its independent franchisees expect to hire about 130 people in the city of Syracuse, part of more than 350
Syracuse basketball schedules Carleton University for second exhibition game of next season
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University men’s basketball team will host Carleton University — of Ottawa, Canada — on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in its second
Syracuse basketball to face Iowa in Big 10/ACC Challenge on Dec. 3
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University men’s basketball team will host the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2019 Big 10/ACC Challenge on Dec. 3 in the
Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate falls more than 14 percent in April
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were substantially less full in April than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county plunged 14.4 percent to 57.1 percent in April from 66.7 percent a year earlier, according to STR, a

Searching Low and High for Leadership
Leaders we can look up to are all too hard to find these days. Joe Girardi, the former New York Yankees all-star catcher and World Series champion manager is one such leader. Joe is no “dumb jock.” I’ve always admired his leadership style as a player and a manager. Now, in my opinion anyway, he’s
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